Field Place

Updated June 10, 2025

## Field Place Park (Worthing): a practical guide to the grounds, playground, and sports facilities

Field Place Park is a public green space in Worthing, West Sussex, with a children’s playground and a cluster of bookable sports facilities (bowls, tennis, pétanque, croquet, and more). It’s also home to the historic Field Place Manor House & Barns—so your visit can feel like part park, part heritage setting, depending on what you’re doing that day.

### Quick facts (from official sources)
– Name: Field Place Park and playground
– Address listed by the local council: The Boulevard, Worthing, West Sussex BN13 1PP
– Note on your input: you provided BN13 1PR. I can’t confirm BN13 1PR for the park from official listings; the council page shows BN13 1PP.
– Coordinates (from your data): 50.8208176, -0.4082215
– Type: Park
– Rating (from your data): 4.7

## What you can do at Field Place Park

Field Place isn’t a “just lawns and benches” park. The council describes it as a place with a playground plus multiple sporting options, both indoors and outdoors.

### 1) Let kids burn energy at the playground
The council splits the playground provision into:
– Smaller children’s play equipment (typically ages 2–6)
– Older children’s play equipment (typically ages 6+)

That’s useful in practice because it suggests you’re not limited to a single toddler-only structure or one “big kid” frame—there’s intentionally mixed provision.

### 2) Use the sports facilities (some are bookable)
The council lists the on-site sports offer as including:
– One high quality bowling green
– Four pétanque pistes and one croquet green
– Six tennis courts
– Short mat bowls
– Plus a play area

If you’re choosing Field Place specifically for activity (rather than a stroll), that list matters: it’s a rare combination to find tennis + bowls + pétanque + croquet in one park setting.

#### Tennis
The council notes that tennis courts are available at Field Place Leisure Centre, which is in the park, and bookings can be made online or at the centre.

#### Bowls, pétanque, and croquet
For bowls and pétanque, the council directs bookings through South Downs Leisure.
They also state that Worthing Croquet Club is situated on the lawn to the east of the Barn building at Field Place Manor House & Barns.

If you’re a bowls person (or you’re curious and want a low-barrier sport to try), the council further notes that Goring Manor Bowls Club plays at Field Place and was formed by a merger of West Tarring Bowls Club and Field Place Bowls Club.

### 3) Toilets and parking are explicitly listed as facilities
The council’s “Facilities and attractions” icons for Field Place include:
– Parking
– Public toilets
– Playground
– Tennis
– Putting
– Bowls
– Pétanque

That combination is a quiet win for families: parks can be great on paper and annoying in real life when toilets/parking are vague or off-site.

## The “Green Flag” point (why it matters if you’re picky about parks)

Field Place has been awarded Green Flag Status, which the council describes as a national benchmark standard for parks and green spaces in the UK (managed by Keep Britain Tidy).

The council also lists the criteria areas used in judging:
– Welcoming place
– Healthy, safe and secure
– Clean and well maintained
– Sustainability
– Conservation and heritage
– Community involvement
– Marketing
– Management

This doesn’t mean you’ll love the park—but it does signal that the site is being assessed against a structured standard rather than treated as an afterthought.

## Field Place Manor House & Barns: park-adjacent, but part of the experience

Inside the wider Field Place grounds is Field Place Manor House & Barns, described as a Grade II listed Georgian manor house with restored barns used for weddings and events. Downs Leisure

If you’re visiting casually, the key practical takeaway is that the setting is doing double duty: public park and event venue in the same footprint. That can affect the “feel” on a given day (busier, more cars, private areas roped off), even if you’re just there for the playground or courts.

### Dogs and assistance animals (important nuance)
The venue FAQ states:
– Animals may be walked in the grounds, but not brought inside or left unattended
– Accompanied guide dogs are allowed full access to the venue Place Manor House & Barns

Because this is venue guidance (wedding/event context), treat it as policy for the Manor House & Barns operation, not automatically a blanket rule for every corner of the public park. Place Manor House & Barns

## A short, source-backed history snapshot (without mixing it up with other “Field Place” sites)

Worthing’s Field Place has a long local history as a manor/estate name. One local history write-up notes:
– The name is linked to the de la Felde family holding land in 1294
– Field Place served as the principal manor house for centuries and was associated with “Goring Manor”

The venue’s own history page also describes later episodes, including:
– Major renovations after purchase in 1909 by Alfred Bates (the site claims substantial investment and infrastructure upgrades)
– Use of the manor house and surrounding area by the RAF during WWII for early radar testing (as stated on the venue site) Place Manor House & Barns

## Practical visit planning (facts we can actually verify)

### What’s definitely on-site (from the council listing)
– Playground with equipment for younger and older children
– Parking
– Public toilets
– Multiple sports options including bowls, tennis, pétanque, croquet, and short mat bowls

### Data freshness / possible outdated items to watch
– The council page was last updated 14 April 2025. If you’re publishing this, it’s worth re-checking the booking links and any facility changes before you hit “publish,” because parks frequently change booking systems, operators, or toilet hours.

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